As the name suggests, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill deals primarily with serious and organised crime. However, the Bill also contains changes to police powers that may lead to a major overhaul of the way roads policing operates, and this is likely to have important implications for road safety. The most significant change allows cost-recovery or hypothecation of revenues from fines issued for several key road traffic offences. Other important changes include new police powers to seize vehicles driven while uninsured and a new offence of driving an incorrectly registered vehicle. (Author/publisher)
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